Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-08-27
sUNFLowER STATE NEWS.

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The Washington daily Post has ses-
pended.
a fine hall is being erected by the A.
o. q. ", at lola.
The Beloit semi weekly Gazette has
given up the ghost.
Stafford is to have a two thousand
dollar school house.
McAIlister Herald: Land seekers are
beginning to come in.
A colony of seventy-five Sweeds has
located in Wallace County.
An NJ. E. church to cost 81. 500 is be-
ing erected in Syracuse.
The large grain elevator at CarbondaIe
has been destroyed by fire.
A new Presbyterian Church to cost
! $4,000, Is to be erected in Wichita.
Concordia Empire: The Normal
Institute opened with an attendance of
ninety.
The city council Of Leavenwortb has
passed an ordinance closing the barber
shops on Sunday.
Marion Record. Telephone conuec
tion between Marion and Peabody has
been permanently established.
Campbell University, at Holtou, will
commence its school year with nearly
600 students. 1t had SOB last year.
Burlington NonpereH: There was a
reduction of S6,443.76 for the year
ending July 81, 1887, in county ex-
penses.
Downs Times: The Odd Fellows are
now about ready to organize a lodge at
this place. They expect to start in with
a good membership.
The Kansas State Sunday School
| Association has received end accepted an
invitation to meet on the first Tuesday
of May next at Mcpherson.
The Hiawatha Academy Company,
value of property owned, S25, 900, has
! been chartered. There are seventeen
members of the board of trustees.
Syracuse journal: R. J. Mcdonnell
sold two young antelopes for twenty five
dollars. An antelope ranch would not
be bad investment at these prices.
Wa-Keeny World: Lightning set the
Of town. About 100 acres were burned
over before the flames were exGDguished.
A fruit tree peddler named Hogeman
was arrested in ConcOrdia for an assault
on a young woman near that city. She
/ identified him and he was held for trial.
Mcpherson Democrat: The stock for
the opera house has all been taken and
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18Th. The building Will cost about $780,
600.
NIckerson viii have the electric light
f! The city council have granted a franchise
to q company which promises to have
one hundred lights in the city in ninety
days.
The Lutheran church at Valley Falls
was destroyed by lightning last week.
| The building was insured. Total loss
! about $4,000. It is intended to rebuild
it at once.
Burlington Nonperei: Rebecca Tip
ton, of Barry, has just received pension
of 81, $50 on her son, Alexander Moore
! deceased, who belonged to company g.
Fifth Kansas.
From the Marquette Monitor we learn
that Marquette Will have a creamery and
cheese factory having a capacity OF 49,
600 pounds per day in operation with
in ninety days.
Lincoln County Republican: Hail
remained piled up a foot deep in the
draws north Of the city until noon on
Thursday last. 1t fell at o'clock the
evening before.
Dighton Herald: Bonds were issued
Tuesday in the sum Of $4,000 in the
/ Dighton school district for tie purpose
of erecting a school building and work
viii begin Immediately.
Kiowa Co. Signal: Work on the water
supply plant viii be pushed rapidly for
ward until completed, test Is given, and
the city supplied with wholesome well
water in any quantity.
Alma Nelgs: The Rock Island Rail
road Co. has contracted to transport 3d.
600 head of cattle from Caldwell to Chi
! cagO by Sept. LIST. Tt VIII require about
| I, 300 cars to transport the cattle.
Lincoln County Republican: A rain
and hail storm on Wednesday evening
last did great damage in the northern
part of the county. Several barns anC
other out buildings were destroyed.
ALcAIlister Herald: We are glad tt
notice that a great number Of our far
msrs are prospecting on the claims fol
water, and are pretty generally success
full in finding the article at from 40 Il
60 feet down.
C0ldwater ReUtely: The company
which has leased the Great Salt Plains
IN the Territory, just south Of the Co
mRnche county line, VIII make an etfOr
to build a town three miles east OF Co
manehe City.
The Horton Headlight says tina
Horizons new opera House hall be open
ed in September. The Knights o
Pythias Lodge Of the city are thinking
Of getting up a grand ball in honor o
the occasion.
Wellington QuidnUnc: It it reporte,
that Mr.. John Trout, a citizen of 5outl
! Haven, while In Springfield, climbe,
up to The top Of Of a windmill
tower. when the wheel suddenly turned
knocking him of and killing him.
Garden City Herald: There are noy
sixteen sections Of the stand pipe for th
water works In place and firmly rivsted
Each section is four feet and three niche
In length, which makes the pipe sixty
eight feet high.
Seandia Independent: S. W. Brow
Z of Union township, Republic COUNTY
9 Kansas, left his home and far lily. A
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